Isle of Wight Festival implements sustainability technology

David Quainton, 01 June 2009

The Isle of Wight Festival is using an online management system for BS8901 to make sure it is as sustainable as possible this summer.

Eco Action Partnership is working with festival organisers using the 'eventberry' system to manage sustainability.

"It's a great example of how modern technology can help make events more sustainable," said Seventeen Events MD Andrew Williams, who is also working on the project. "Even though we are all based in different parts of the country – London, Brighton and the Isle of Wight – we can communicate using the system and record all of the sustainable details necessary to comply with BS8901. It also demonstrates the power and flexibility of the eventberry system to cope with large and small projects."

The festival runs from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 June and this year features The Prodigy, Stereophonics and Neil Young.

Seventeen has also published a free-to-download sustainable events guide.

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